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Yeah, fair enough. Still wouldn't have him in here, though.

To me, Demichelis is either average and you don't really notice him or he's shit and sticks out like a sore thumb. Never a "damn, he's good" type of defender.

Nerves starting to set in. Have a feeling Burnley are going to be playing out of their minds and we're going to have a slow start.

He's got a couple of mates here in Ivanovic and Matic so I'm sure he'd want to come, but City would never sell to us. I'd have him in a heartbeat. Very young and very talented. City are indeed idiots. They're really going to sell a highly promising young CB and keep that old fossil Demecheiles who's a walking liability?

Big Pete has seemed in a pretty cheery mood on twitter today. Wonder if he's been given the nod.

This is going to be a frustrating night, then? I kind of dread these types of matches. Or at least I did last season. When we're expected to totally dominate a team and everyone all over the place picks us to smash a small team 5 or 6-0 and we end up struggling mightily or losing.

I distinctly remember many Arsenal fans doubting whether Ramsey was even Arsenal quality. He was borderline terrible a couple of seasons ago.Now they all think he's the best player in the league (LOL!).

City's midfield is the reason I hope we're still open to bringing in another CM. For the big games you know City will probably play a midfield 3 of Yaya/Fernando/Fernandinho and be ridiculously strong there. I'm not sure I'd trust Ramires up against a midfield like that. If we were to bring in someone like Khedira to play next to Matic and have a 3 of Cesc/Khedira/Matic I'd feel far more confident. We can't forget how important Luiz was in those huge games. He and Matic dominated together. We don't have that kind of partner for him anymore.

Anywhere but United.

There's your answer.The closer we get to the deadline, the more desperate they'll become. After their loss and with how poor they looked in certain areas they'll probably go out this week and throw loads of money around.

It'll be easy because they'll pay ridiculous fees. Their idiot of a chairman will want to make a splash or two.

You can just tell by how calm and relaxed Van Gaal is even in defeat that he knows some big names are coming in. Benatia, Vidal, and Di Maria and they're favorites since they'll have a game a week for much of the season. Wouldn't be surprised if they brought in even more players than that.

FUCK THE FUCK OFF!

Damn. Was hoping Roma could hold on to him for another season.

He was atrocious today, wasn't he?

Don't care. Even if they were in the Championship I'd want them to lose.

Fuck off, Spuds. Carrying on right where they left off I see. Getting totally undeserved 1-0 wins.

Think United are gonna come out here full of confidence and positivity and spank the Swans, unfortunately. Wouldn't surprise me if Rooney got a hattrick. After one match we'll be hearing "LvG is a genius!" "The 3-5-2 is the future!" "United will win the league!"

I mean, those are the kind of numbers the other top #10's are probably gonna get. Mata, Özil, Silva, and even Eriksen will likely put up 10 & 10 seasons so why not Oscar? Sure he's not a great creative passer like those guys but with players like Hazard, Schürrle, Costa, and Cesc around him it shouldn't be THAT difficult.

I don't think 12-15 league goals from Oscar is unreasonable to expect this season. If he can add double digit assists too it would be a very nice season. If he has another season like last then I think we should be looking for a new #10 next summer.

I see he's already changed his twitter to "Oscar8" I really, really hope Oscar takes that huge step up we all want to see. We need him to be in top form and has the potential to be our most important player.

I think Khedira is a clear improvement on Ramires. Big game against a great opponent I'd trust Khedira in there over. Ramires who struggles most of the time with schoolboy concepts like passing, shooting, and tackling. To be honest, I'd love to have both and ship Mikel out.

Seems pretty stupid with Drogba only being here for one season (hopefully).

What a sideways move that would be for Reus. Not buying it. You'd think a player with his ability would have more ambition. Don't think there's any way Atletico can replicate last season with the ridiculous additions RM and Barca have made. -----------Mandzukic----------- Reus-------Koké-------Griezmann Looks nasty I must admit.

Didn't sound as definitive as I thought he would about possible incomings. I figured he'd say with certainty that we're done buying.